new 2 this site but gymster from way back

[wannabfab]

hey joined up cos thinkin bout gettin into competition. hve always worked out, stayed in ok shape, but gave up smoking 4 months ago and hve put on weight. So now its time to give up chocolate :cry: Thinkin competition could b a gd goal to aim for. Anyone else given up recently? smoking not choc!

[Luigi]

hey joined up cos thinkin bout gettin into competition. hve always worked out, stayed in ok shape, but gave up smoking 4 months ago and hve put on weight. So now its time to give up chocolate :cry: Thinkin competition could b a gd goal to aim for. Anyone else given up recently? smoking not choc!

yes i have also giving up the smoking recently, well done. so the weight you put on is bad weight ? male or female ?

and welcome!

[laurasaur]

Welcome, Biggurl is currently giving up smoking too

[Pseudonym]

Hey man, welcome to the forums. If you haven't already seen it, people have just recently been talking about giving up smoking.

[vinzilla]

yup! i gave up smoking on valentines day and yes i put on about 7kg and gave up chocolate 1 month later(pretty hard to do when youve just got your taste buds back!) and i also have been thinking of doing a comp one day but dont want to get ahead of myself just yet.

[VampireChick]

So now its time to give up chocolate :cry: !

No wonder you put on 7kgs

[marky65]

I always gave myself a challenge, that when I got to my goal weight then the smokes will go in the bin with the 30kg as well. I have still got 8 kg and its not moving fast..........

[wannabfab]

cheers for the replies guys, so cool 2 feel theres other like minded people, u've given me new strength . am female and it might sound pathetic that its only 3kg but it makes a big difference when yr used to being lean. stil dunno bout comp but now feel im on a mission to get back into shape :nod:

[wannabfab]

I always gave myself a challenge, that when I got to my goal weight then the smokes will go in the bin with the 30kg as well. I have still got 8 kg and its not moving fast..........

i ll share my keys to giving up when yr ready

[knock knock]

Gone too far to go back now! Keep it up.

[marky65]

wannabfab

i ll share my keys to giving up when yr ready

Would be good to hear what your keys were thanks

[wannabfab]

short answer - mental preparation and lollipops!!! probably hve to think of acceptable bb alternative to lollipops (needed something when driving)... the mental prep's the big thing, gotta b 100% committed and not let yourself talk yourself out of it! I prepared my argument for every defeating thought I knew was gonna come into my head.

[vinzilla]

best way i found to get past smoko without smoking was to eat oranges, keeps your hands busy peeling the we suckers then splitting them into bits and munchin them, worked for me

[orange]

oranges, good idea!

[wannabfab]

best way i found to get past smoko without smoking was to eat oranges, keeps your hands busy peeling the we suckers then splitting them into bits and munchin them, worked for me

never thought of that - gd idea - prob not while driving tho! gd to hve lotsa tools for all the difficult times tho :nod: